A MERSEYSIDE waste company lost a £6m compensation battle against Wrexham Council.

Mersey Waste Associates took the case to a tribunal claiming a planning decision cost the company £6m.

The company claimed it lost money when the council’s planning committee made a decision to restrict rights on extracting minerals from a Special Area of Conservation.

However the council argued before the decision was made the company had expressed it would not extract minerals from the site. Following an enquiry earlier this year, the tribunal found in favour of the council.

Wrexham Council said defending the claim has come at a “significant cost”.

Neil Ferris, director of Mersey Waste Associates, said: “The company is looking to review the tribunal’s decision before it determines what course of action it wishes to take next.”